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1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.1138567595Livestock and its positive impact on the environment or how recycling startedhttps://jpascual.scienceblog.com/221/livestock-and-its-positive-impact-on-the-environment-or-how-recycling-started/
https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/221/livestock-and-its-positive-impact-on-the-environment-or-how-recycling-started/#respondMon, 11 Mar 2019 10:25:47 +0000http://jpascual.scienceblog.com/?p=22110,000 years ago the most impactful change ever took place: domestication of plants and animals. Hunting was a dangerous activity: animals could attack the hunters, it was very tiring: hunters had to walk or run long miles pursuing the preys, it may yield poor results as many times hunters came back empty handed and too ... Read more]]>https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/221/livestock-and-its-positive-impact-on-the-environment-or-how-recycling-started/feed/0221The Hamster Wheel Dogshttps://jpascual.scienceblog.com/205/the-hamster-wheel-dogs/
https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/205/the-hamster-wheel-dogs/#respondSun, 03 Feb 2019 20:03:20 +0000http://jpascual.scienceblog.com/?p=205Humankind has used dogs in many different ways in history. It is even possible that dog domestication had its roots in their abilities as guards: To have some dogs around that would alert you if dangerous predators or hostile tribes were approaching was worth sharing some leftovers. Regardless of how dog domestication happened, the number ... Read more]]>https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/205/the-hamster-wheel-dogs/feed/0205Lab-grown meat: a rosy future?https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/183/lab-grown-meat-a-rosy-future/
https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/183/lab-grown-meat-a-rosy-future/#commentsWed, 02 Jan 2019 01:25:09 +0000http://jpascual.scienceblog.com/?p=183Those who follow the social media can very often read triumphalist headlines about a new technology that, we are told, is going to revolutionize our agriculture, our environment and our table: in vitro meat. In most of these articles (here, here and here) this product is represented as futuristic, like a miraculous food that is ... Read more]]>https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/183/lab-grown-meat-a-rosy-future/feed/20183Why Our Pupils Are Round, Cat’s Are Slit And Herbivores’ Are Rectangular?https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/141/why-our-pupils-are-round-cats-are-slit-and-herbivores-are-rectangular/
https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/141/why-our-pupils-are-round-cats-are-slit-and-herbivores-are-rectangular/#commentsSun, 20 May 2018 23:11:31 +0000http://jpascual.scienceblog.com/?p=141The iris, the membrane that gives color to our eyes dilates or contracts depending on the luminosity of the environment. The space through which light penetrates, the window the iris leaves, is called the pupil. Figure 1: Cats with a different level of pupil ... Read more]]>https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/141/why-our-pupils-are-round-cats-are-slit-and-herbivores-are-rectangular/feed/4141Dogs: Their Sense of Smell Helps Us In Many Weird Wayshttps://jpascual.scienceblog.com/129/dogs-their-sense-of-smell-helps-us-in-many-weird-ways/
https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/129/dogs-their-sense-of-smell-helps-us-in-many-weird-ways/#respondSun, 29 Apr 2018 22:53:23 +0000http://jpascual.scienceblog.com/?p=129Dogs are extremelly important in our society. They provide love to many and also help us with other tasks such as: guide dogs for the blind, explosive detection, drug finding, people search after earthquakes or avalanches, and they can also be great hunters. Moreover, they are useful in less transcendent but very interesting tasks like ... Read more]]>https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/129/dogs-their-sense-of-smell-helps-us-in-many-weird-ways/feed/0129Pets On The Titanichttps://jpascual.scienceblog.com/118/pets-on-the-titanic/
https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/118/pets-on-the-titanic/#commentsSun, 15 Apr 2018 22:04:03 +0000http://jpascual.scienceblog.com/?p=118Every April 15th, we see articles and commemorations related to the sinking of the Titanic. On that day, the boat, better known as the unsinkable, proved those who gave it that nickname wrong, as it collided against an iceberg and sank beneath the freezing waters of the Northern Atlantic. More than 1500 lives were lost ... Read more]]>https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/118/pets-on-the-titanic/feed/1118The little Worm That Changed The History of Medicinehttps://jpascual.scienceblog.com/111/the-little-worm-that-changed-the-history-of-medicine/
https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/111/the-little-worm-that-changed-the-history-of-medicine/#respondSun, 25 Mar 2018 20:45:04 +0000http://jpascual.scienceblog.com/?p=111If we carried out a poll and asked a few pedestrians the name of 3 domestic animals, it is sure that the silkworm would not be amongst the most popular. However; this insect provides us with a unique fabric, it has had a tremendous impact in the history of humankind (remember the silk route) and ... Read more]]>https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/111/the-little-worm-that-changed-the-history-of-medicine/feed/0111Did you know that calico cats are almost always female?https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/103/did-you-know-that-calico-cats-are-almost-always-female/
https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/103/did-you-know-that-calico-cats-are-almost-always-female/#commentsMon, 05 Mar 2018 00:57:53 +0000http://jpascual.scienceblog.com/?p=103Cats present coats of an infinite variety of shades: from Pearl gray of a Persian cat to the cream color of a Siamese going through the orange, black, or multicolored furs. Now, when we see a cat with 3 colors: orange, black, and white we can almost certainly know that it is a female Fig ... Read more]]>https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/103/did-you-know-that-calico-cats-are-almost-always-female/feed/2103Did You Know That White Cats with Blue Eyes Are Deafhttps://jpascual.scienceblog.com/95/did-you-know-that-white-cats-with-blue-eyes-are-deaf/
https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/95/did-you-know-that-white-cats-with-blue-eyes-are-deaf/#respondSun, 18 Feb 2018 14:40:26 +0000http://jpascual.scienceblog.com/?p=95In 1868, Charles Darwin wrote in his work The variation of domesticated animals and plants: “if white cats have their eyes blue, they are almost always deaf” Charles Darwin in 1868, in his work already anticipated that white cats with blue eyes had a high probability of being deaf. Photo: Wiki commons Once again, the ... Read more]]>https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/95/did-you-know-that-white-cats-with-blue-eyes-are-deaf/feed/095How Do Pets Help Against Airport Stress?. What Does Science Tell Us?https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/81/how-do-pets-help-against-airport-stress-what-does-science-tell-us/
https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/81/how-do-pets-help-against-airport-stress-what-does-science-tell-us/#respondSat, 03 Feb 2018 03:06:23 +0000http://jpascual.scienceblog.com/?p=81People who travel frequently know that an airport can be a very stressful place: long lines, delays, lost connections, lost luggage, cancellations, or travelers running to catch their next flight are some of the factors that can generate a high, nervous tension to the traveler. It is so true that the term “terminal illness” has been ... Read more]]>https://jpascual.scienceblog.com/81/how-do-pets-help-against-airport-stress-what-does-science-tell-us/feed/081